Use this page to record 'good lines' (either ones we discuss in class or ones you read in exemplars) to give you ideas to incorporate voice and sophistication into your essays!
1.) For a qualified argument: Both sides of the heated debate over the effects of advertising effectively point to positive and negative effects, but both sides also miss the point: advertising's effects on society are the same as those of speech. (Would go in conclusion.) -Alex Sot
2.) Any argument: The phrase "but in reality". Used to support what the real truth is. "Many parents think that racism has been completely eliminated in schools, but in reality this is not true". Gives an opinion you are trying to convey to a specific speaker (in this case the parents), but also used to support your own point you are trying to make.(Could go anywhere in the argument) -Alex Sot
3.) The term "...., but that is not a speaker we would like to listen to." This could be used in an argument to discuss how the issue is oversimplified or how you disagree with the speaker. (Would go in the conclusion, best at the last sentence.) -Alex Sot
4.) "The issue is not black and white" <-- Acknowledges the fact that you know that the issue is open-ended. Be wary of overusage of this expression- it really is applicable in almost every argument as either a stragetic concession, or a side consideration. - Alex Z.
5.) "Writers, pundits, and concerned parents malign advertising as a poison to the minds of the innocent, unsuspecting masses. Shady corporate representative merely state that their companies simply 'inform' the public" <-- At first this opening sentence may sound really melodramatic; however, if we read more carefully we will see that the author very cleverly 'gives' the melodrama to the "writers, pundits and parents". 'Assigning' the melodrama to other people is a very sophisticated to start your introduction. - Juhi
1.) For a qualified argument: Both sides of the heated debate over the effects of advertising effectively point to positive and negative effects, but both sides also miss the point: advertising's effects on society are the same as those of speech. (Would go in conclusion.) -Alex Sot
2.) Any argument: The phrase "but in reality". Used to support what the real truth is. "Many parents think that racism has been completely eliminated in schools, but in reality this is not true". Gives an opinion you are trying to convey to a specific speaker (in this case the parents), but also used to support your own point you are trying to make.(Could go anywhere in the argument) -Alex Sot
3.) The term "...., but that is not a speaker we would like to listen to." This could be used in an argument to discuss how the issue is oversimplified or how you disagree with the speaker. (Would go in the conclusion, best at the last sentence.) -Alex Sot
4.) "The issue is not black and white" <-- Acknowledges the fact that you know that the issue is open-ended. Be wary of overusage of this expression- it really is applicable in almost every argument as either a stragetic concession, or a side consideration. - Alex Z.
5.) "Writers, pundits, and concerned parents malign advertising as a poison to the minds of the innocent, unsuspecting masses. Shady corporate representative merely state that their companies simply 'inform' the public" <-- At first this opening sentence may sound really melodramatic; however, if we read more carefully we will see that the author very cleverly 'gives' the melodrama to the "writers, pundits and parents". 'Assigning' the melodrama to other people is a very sophisticated to start your introduction. - Juhi